The Telegraph - CRYPTIC CROSSWORD NO: 23,658 - Feb 5 2002

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A hundred sheets of paper, off-white CREAM
Ascetic knight in reasonable housing FAKIR
Cheeky to accept volume, being bankrupt INSOLVENT
Child sent to head as criminal KIDNAPPER
Criminal charge I had - using speed RAPID
Cut up, having gambled DICED
Cycle, taking pulse after exercise PEDAL
Dilapidated state is hell to put right DISREPAIR
Dotty piece of punctuation COLON
Eccentric sort of starting-handle CRANK
Elegant cattle NEAT
Flippant and given to the party spirit - full of energy FACETIOUS
Giant container army filled TITAN
He likes his work all right PERFECTIONIST
Hear parasite run off FLEE
Jet failed when up SPOUT
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Jotted down as one listened in mindless repetition ROTE
Lucky to discover that sick poet is insured SERENDIPITOUS
Meal at motorway's side TEAM
Money that's no more than one's due DEBT
Northerner putting son to bed? SCOT
One doesn't have to work VOLUNTEER
Period of raised expectation Conservative entered EPOCH
Prepare to fire a round, triumphant COCKAHOOP
Rebel's time as potential officer CADET
Sad music from Royal Horse Guards? BLUES
Shopkeeper barters on island TRADESMAN
Take great risk of judge's seriously adverse decision? COURTDISASTER
The French Revolution? COUPDETAT
Unoccupied, drop line in to fish IDLE
US officer isn't perceived to be fashionable VICEPRESIDENT
Woman had cast off SHED